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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What orders did the doctors give Smith after his injury from the Prospect Avenue fire?
(a) Do not talk much or smoke for a few weeks.
(b) Do not talk at all.
(c) Do not work for a few weeks.
(d) Get extra sleep.

2. How old was Smith when he filled out an application to the fire department?
(a) Twenty-two.
(b) Twenty-five.
(c) Twenty-one.
(d) Eighteen.

3. Approximately what percentage of the fire department's calls were for actual fires?
(a) One-half.
(b) One-quarter.
(c) Three-quarters.
(d) One-third.

4. What was the cause of the fire the men responded to at Union and 166th Street in Chapter 10?
(a) Stove fire.
(b) Arson.
(c) Electrical fire.
(d) Burning cigarette on a couch.

5. Why was his wife upset the morning Smith went back to work?
(a) She was worried about the kids.
(b) She had lost her job.
(c) She had talked to his mother about the dangers of his job.
(d) She wanted to move closer to the city.

Short Answer Questions

1. How were most people escaping from the blaze on Intervale Avenue in Chapter 10?

2. How were the men rescued during the factory fire?

3. What did Smith keep in his locker at the fire station?

4. What did the firefighters find on Freeman Street during one of the calls in Chapter 3?

5. Why did the firefighters not enter the burning apartment building in Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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